There are 7 ways to get from Limerick to Sofia by plane, car, car ferry, or bus
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Fly from Shannon Airport
best- Fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane SNN - SOF
10h 25m$88–255Bus to Kerry Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airportbus
- Fly from Kerry Airport (KIR) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane KIR - SOF
12h 23m$64–185Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Limerick to Rosslare Harbourcar
- Take the carferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirkcarferry
- Drive from Dunkirk to Sofiacar
46h 51m$917–1,353Bus
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walkbus
- Take the bus from Dublin to Rădăuțibus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donaubus
- Take the bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Stationbus
3d 14h$214–440Bus to Dublin Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane DUB - SOF
8h 41m$103–381Bus to Cork Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Cork Airportbus
- Fly from Cork Airport (ORK) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane ORK - SOF
10h 8m$106–211Bus, bus to Ireland West Airport Knock, fly
- Take the bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceanntbus
- Take the bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airportbus
- Fly from Ireland West Airport Knock (NOC) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane NOC - SOF
12h 28m$118–346
Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Limerick to Sofia is to bus and fly which costs $60 - $190 and takes 12h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Limerick to Sofia is to bus and fly which takes 8h 41m and costs $100 - $390.
No, there is no direct bus from Limerick to Sofia station. However, there are services departing from Limerick Arthurs Qy and arriving at Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Aston Quay, Dublin, Rădăuți and Linz. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 14h.
The distance between Limerick and Sofia is 2676 km.
The best way to get from Limerick to Sofia without a car is to bus which takes 3 days 14h and costs $210 - $440.
It takes approximately 10h 25m to get from Limerick to Sofia, including transfers.
Limerick to Sofia bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, depart from Limerick Arthurs Qy station.
The best way to get from Limerick to Sofia is to fly which takes 10h 25m and costs $85 - $260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $210 - $440 and takes 3 days 14h.
Limerick to Sofia bus services, operated by Dublin Coach, arrive at Bachelors Walk station.
Sofia is 2h ahead of Limerick. It is currently 5:32 PM in Limerick and 7:32 PM in Sofia.
What companies run services between Limerick, Ireland and Sofia, Bulgaria?
Ryanair, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Shannon Airport (SNN) to Sofia Airport (SOF) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station via Bachelors Walk, Aston Quay, Navan Rd Stn, Dublin, Rădăuți, Linz/Donau, and Linz in around 3d 14h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Wroclaw
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–370
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 28m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $45–160
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Beauvais
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Cork Airport to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Sunday and Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Sofia Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $85–300
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Sofia Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Saturday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $90–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–470
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Dublin Airport to Sofia Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–200
Flights from Kerry Airport to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Flights from Ireland West Airport Knock to Sofia Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–320
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Shannon Airport to Sofia Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Phone
- +353 (0)1 465 9972
- info@dublincoach.ie
- Website
- Dublin Coach
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Bachelors Walk
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- Dublin Coach
- Single
- $21–30
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Dublin to Rădăuți
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–240
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Linz/Donau
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 00359 2 971 11 11
- tickets@airkona.com
- Website
- Air Kona
Bus from Linz to Sofia Knyaginya Maria Luiza Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $126
- Website
- Air Kona
- Phone
- +353 91 564 164
- info@citylink.ie
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Limerick Arthurs Qy to Terminal 1 Zone 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Cork Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- Citylink
Bus from Henry Street to Galway Ceannt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- Citylink
- Phone
- 0818 15 15 15
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Limerick Colbert to Kerry Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
Bus from Galway Ceannt to Ireland W Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- Expressway (Bus Éireann)
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Rosslare Harbour to Dunkirk
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $480–700
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Family (4 persons + car)
- $523
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